Motshegetsi "Motsi" Mabuse was born on 11 April 1981 and is a South African dancer.
16 Facts About Motsi Mabuse
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Motsi Mabuse has appeared on Let's Dance, the German version of Strictly Come Dancing, originally appearing as a professional dancer but later became a judge on the show.
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On 22 July 2019, it was announced that Mabuse would replace Dame Darcey Bussell as a judge on the 17th series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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Motsi Mabuse was born in Mankwe in 1981 in what was then the Republic of Bophutatswana, whose independence was internationally unrecognised by any country other than South Africa and the other three bantustans of Ciskei, Transkei, and Venda.
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Motsi Mabuse's family moved to Pretoria when she was five.
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Whilst in Pretoria, her sister Oti Motsi Mabuse was born, and they both took an interest in dancing.
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Motsi Mabuse was expected to become a lawyer and join the family law firm, but she became intrigued by dancing whilst studying at the University of Pretoria.
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Motsi Mabuse's education moved to dancing, and in 1998, she was the runner up in the national championships.
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Motsi Mabuse became known in Germany in 2007 through the second season of the RTL dance show Let's Dance, in which she danced with singer and former Eurovision Song Contest participant Guildo Horn.
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Since 2011, Motsi Mabuse has sat on the judging panel with Joachim Llambi and Jorge Gonzalez.
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Motsi Mabuse was among the ARD broadcasting team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and delivered background reports from South Africa.
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Motsi Mabuse was a judge on the German version of Stepping Out in 2015.
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Since series 17 in 2019, Motsi Mabuse has been a judge on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing replacing Darcey Bussell.
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Motsi Mabuse's sister, Oti, was a professional dancer on the show.
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Motsi Mabuse became Motsi Mabuse-Voznyuk in a small legal ceremony before celebrating with more guests in Mallorca in 2017, and had their daughter the following year.
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Between her television commitments, the couple run a dance school together in Germany, where Motsi Mabuse has been based for over 20 years.